Virginia City

American  

noun

1. a mining town in W Nevada: famous for the discovery of the rich Comstock silver lode 1859.

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Example Sentences

We like to take Dolly to Virginia City, which is an authentic Western town about 30 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal

A massive monument of General Robert E Lee that once sparked riots in the Virginia city of Charlottesville is now a pile of melted-down bronze, artfully displayed in a Los Angeles museum.

From BBC

Attorneys are likely to argue over those questions Friday in the Virginia city of Newport News, where Abby Zwerner is suing the public schools for $40 million.

From Seattle Times

City leaders this week kicked off their “Zoning for Housing/Housing for All” initiative, which will study and eventually recommend changes to municipal rules that govern what can be built where in this Northern Virginia city of about 160,000.

From Washington Post

RICHMOND, Va. — Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, the local prosecutor told NBC News Wednesday, in a decision that was anticipated by legal experts.

From Washington Times